NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 9, 2025
Longest word
rowdily
7 letters
Top scorer
rowdily
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
Σ
D
2
7
2
–
11
L
1
2
1
–
4
O
1
–
–
–
1
R
4
1
–
1
6
W
2
4
–
2
8
Σ
10
14
3
3
30
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
do 4dr 7
L
lo 4
O
od 1
R
ri 1ro 5
W
wi 1wo 6wr 1
All 30 answers
133 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dolor5
door1
dory1
dowry5
drill5
droid5
droll5
drolly6
drool5
drooly6
dryly5
lord1
lordly6
lordy5
lorry5
odor1
rill1
roil1
roll1
rood1
★rowdilypangram14
rowdy5
wiry1
word1
★wordilypangram14
wordy5
world5
worldly7
worry5
wryly5